John Rice comments on NDP’s changes imposing artificial caps on so-called “minor injuries” and preventing people from accessing the courts by forcing their claims to proceed through the Civil Resolution Tribunal
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Trial lawyers to launch constitutional challenge to ICBC regulations
B.C.’s trial lawyers are taking the government to court over major changes that come into effect today to the way ICBC claims will be handled. Read Vancouver Sun’s full article here.
John Rice explains recent increase in filed lawsuits in advance of the NDP’s Injury Cap Scheme
Hundreds of ICBC claims have been filed in B.C. court registries in the past week with changes looming at the auto insurer. Read Vancouver Sun’s full article here.
02/28/2019
Listen to RHE Partner John Rice fight back on Global News
Hear John Rice fight back against the NDP and ICBC, explaining why ICBC low-settlement offer strategy is systemic bad faith negotiating that is driving cases to the courtroom and pushing legal expenses through the roof: https://globalnews.ca/news/4936680/icbc-billion-dollar-losses/
02/04/2019
Dr. Stephen Wiseman: Attorney-General David Eby promoting two-tier medicine, something NDP normally opposes
An insightful article from psychiatrist Dr. Stephen Wiseman on how aspects of the forthcoming Eby/NDP “injury cap system” will cause two tier health care in our province and exacerbate delays for timely medical care for injured British Columbians who don’t have ICBC claims. Read Vancouver Sun’s full article here
01/21/2019
Hear from senior lawyer Joe Murphy on Global TV explaining why ICBC’s new “meat chart”, low-ball settlement offer strategy will backfire, causing more delay and soaring legal costs
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Ian Mulgrew: Eby is B.C.’s Trump, lawyers insist
Read why TLABC President Ron Nairne tells the Vancouver Sun that NDP Attorney General David Eby is guilty of Trump style, two-faced hypocrisy on new ICBC rip-off settlement strategy. Read Here.
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01/15/2019
‘Now a meat chart’: ICBC tries to shortchange the injured, lawyers say | Vancouver Sun
Attorney General Eby says lawyers are to blame for ICBC cost overruns and the need for a basic rate hike while in 2019 ICBC has apparently adopted a new strategy of forcing cases to trial with low ball offers and unilaterally revoking offers made on non catastrophic claims. This is the height of hypocrisy and […]